Sony PCV-LX1 manual

N Sony V AIO Deskt op User Guid e PCV -LX1[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Re ad t his fi rst 2 nN Read this first Notice © 2001 Sony C o rporation. All rights re served. This manual and th e s oftware descri bed h erein, in wh ole or in part, may not be reprod uced , trans lated, or redu ced to any m achi n e- readable form without prior w ritten ap p roval. Sony Corpor ation provi des [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Re ad t his fi rst 3 nN All other names of systems, pro du cts and se rvices are trad e marks o f their re sp ective owners. In the m a nua l , the ™ or ® marks are not specified. S peci fic ati ons ar e subj ect to chan ge w it hout n o tic e. As an E NERGY S TAR Partner , Sony has determined tha t th is produc[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Re ad t his fi rst 4 nN Sa fety in forma tion Own er's r ecor d The m odel numbe r and se rial n umber are loc ated on the back pa nel o f your S ony VAIO de skto p. Reco rd the serial numb er in t he spa ce provid ed he re. Re fer to the m odel a nd seri al num ber w hen y ou call V AIO- Link. Ser ial numbe r[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Re ad t his fi rst 5 nN magnet s magneti c b racel ets Au di o/ vid eo Aud io and pictu re disto rtion may occu r if thi s equip ment is pos itione d in close p roxim i ty to a ny equipm ent emitting electrom agnetic radi ation. Conn ectiv i t y T o disconn ect your VAIO deskt op c omplete l y from the main s v olt[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Re ad t his fi rst 6 nN Th e CD- RW/ DVD R OM d rive is class ifi ed as a C LASS 1 LA SER PRO DUCT and co mplie s wi th th e La ser Prod uc t Safet y S tand ard E N 608 25 -1. Repai r and m ainte nanc e only b y authoriz ed S ony t echnician s. Im prope r repai rs an d use ca n cre ate safe ty ha zards. Reg ulat or[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Welcome 7 nN We l c o m e Cong ratu l ati ons o n pu rchasi ng a So ny V AIO desktop . Sony has com bined leading -edg e techn olog y in a udio, vid eo, com puti ng a nd c ommun i c ation s to provid e yo u with sta te-of- the-ar t perso nal com puting. Here are t he mai n fe atures you will be able to e njoy : Exc[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Welcome 8 nN Do cumenta tio n pac k Your doc umentation pack c o nt ai ns printe d user guides, as well as onlin e user gu i des pre sented on a docu menta tion CD -ROM . Prin ted doc ument ation A Ge tt ing Star ted broch ure, wh ere you w ill find a br i ef d escript i o n of the items in the box and som e specif[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Welcome 9 nN Customizi ng your V AIO des ktop exp lai ns h ow to make yo ur s yst em a nd power ma nag em ent se ttings. U sing th e Produ ct Rec overy C D-ROM s desc ri b es ho w to perfo rm a sy stem a nd applicati on rec over y . 3 Consu lt the Online Help files of the so ftware you are usin g for detaile d i n [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Welcome 10 nN Y our So ny V AIO desk top a nd its a ccesso ries The follow ing ha rdware i tems shoul d be in the box : 1 m ain u nit 6 VAIO c on vert ible keyb oar d 2 LCD monitor 7 docu menta tion pa c k with CD-RO M 3 pow er cable 8 prod uct re c o v e ry CD-R OMs 4 palm rest 9 sta n d 5V A I O w h e e l m o u s[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Welcome 11 nN Erg onomic cons ider at ions Whene ver possi ble, try and tak e into ac count th e followi ng ergon omic co nsiderations when us ing yo ur new comp uter, w h ether at ho me or in t he o ffi ce:[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Welcome 12 nN Pos ition of the ke yboard an d mo use – Place th e ke yboard direc tl y in fron t of you (1). Keep your fore arms hori z o ntal, with y our wr i st s in a ne utral, com forta ble p osition ( 2 ) whi le using th e keyboard o r mouse – not at an an gle. Let your upper a rms h ang n aturally at yo u[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 13 nN Using you r V AIO desktop This se ction des cribes h ow to start usin g your c omp uter and ho w to use y o ur comp uter ’ s i nternal and extern al de v ic es. Locat ing controls an d connectors Fro nt pa nel 1 CD-RW/DVD-ROM eject b utto n 2 CD- RW/DVD -ROM dri ve (p age 2 7) 3 Mem[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 14 nN Bac k pan el T h e m ains power co rd and connector are hazardous voltage accor ding to EN60950. All ot her connectors are SEL V (Safet y Extra Low V o l tage) according to EN60950. 1 AC i n put co nne ct or 2t - l e v e r (p age 6 6) 3 VGA monitor connector (p age 4 1) 4 E thern et c[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 15 nN LCD ov erview Your VAI O desk top is d elive red wit h a 1 5 ” LCD (XGA T F T) monitor. 1 pow er indi cator (p ag e 37) 5 m ous e c o nnector (p a ge 2 6) 2 info rm at ion LED 6 USB c on nect or (p a ge 4 5) 3 brightness c ontrol 7 k eyboa rd connector (p a ge 2 0) 4 vol ume con tro[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 16 nN Adjustin g the view ing angle To adjust the heig ht and viewing ang l e of the di sp lay , proc eed as follows: 1 Hold bo th sides of th e displa y , pu l l t he display out tow ards you, an d upwar ds. 2 Set the di splay he ight so it do es not tou ch the k eyboa rd, a nd adju st the[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 17 nN Starti ng your co mputer To star t yo ur com puter the first time, you can eith er: Press the pow er butto n on the system unit until th e green pow er indica tor light tur ns on (1). OR Press th e St and b y butt on (2) ab o ve the nu mbered PPKs on the ke y boar d until t he gr e en[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 18 nN Sh utt ing do wn you r com puter I t i s imp or ta nt t h at you sh ut down yo ur c o mpu ter pr ope r ly so y ou d o no t lo se uns aved data . To sh ut do w n your c o mputer, p roceed as follo ws: 1 Click the Star t button on th e Wi ndow s ® taskbar . 2 Clic k Shut D own... The S[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 19 nN Reg i s te ring y our c omput er You can take advan tage o f S ony ’ s com mitmen t to quality cu stom er sup port and rec eive the fol l o wing ben efits by regi sterin g your comp uter : V AIO-Lin k – I f you are experienc i ng any pro blems with your com puter , you can check t[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 20 nN Us ing th e ke ybo ar d This section des cribes the featu res of th e VAIO co nvertible keyb oard. Num Lock Scrol Lock MAIL INTERNET P1 P2 PICTURE HELP P3 P4 Enter + - Del Ins End NumLk ScrLk Delete Insert Prt Scr Sys Rq Pause Break Esc End Ctrl Alt Gr Alt Ctrl Fn Caps Lock PgDn PgUp [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 21 nN Keys Descri ptions Esc ape ke y (1) The <E sc> (Esca pe) key is us ed to c ancel comma nds Fun ction keys (2) The twelv e fun c ti on ke ys alo ng the top of the k eyboard are us ed t o perform designated ta sks. For ex a mple, in man y a pplications, <F1> is t he Help key[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 22 nN Op erat or ke ys (10 ) Sever al key s are u sed in co mbina tion wit h at l ea st on e othe r ke y: <Ctr l >, <Alt> and <S h ift>. Wh en hel d do wn at th e same tim e as anot her key , the <Ctrl> (Contr ol) a nd <Alt> (Alternate) keys offer another way t[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 23 nN Com bin ati ons a nd func ti ons wi th th e Win dow s ® key Combinati ons Functi on + <F1> Displays Windo ws ® Help. + <T ab> Switches the selected bu tto n o n the ta skbar . + <E> Displays My C omputer . + <F> Displays the Search Resul ts win dow to find a [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 24 nN Com bin ati ons a nd func tions with the F n key Ind icators Combin ations/ Feat ure Fu nct ions <Fn> + Moves the view to the n e xt page up . <Fn> + Moves the view to the n e xt page do wn. <Fn> + Moves the cursor to th e beg i nning of the li ne. <Fn> + Moves[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 25 nN Us ing pr ogramm able pow er ke ys (PPK ) Press a p rogram mable power key to sta rt your fa vorite so ftware with out havi ng to cl i ck t he shor tcuts o n the des ktop. Use a programm able power key si mp l y by pres si n g it. Even when you r co mputer i s of f, you can pr ess a P[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 26 nN Us ing th e mouse The VAI O wheel mouse allows you to con trol the c ursor in a n umber o f ways. You c an point to, select, d rag , and scro ll obj ects on th e scree n using the bu ttons and the wh eel. Y ou can s et the mouse up for lef t-hand use . See the troublesho oting section[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 27 nN Using the CD-RW/DVD- R OM d r ive Your c o mp ut er is equipped with a C D-RW/DVD-ROM drive. To insert a disc, pr oceed a s follow s: 1 T urn o n the comp uter . 2 Press the Eject bu tton to open the dr i ve. The tray slid es out.[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 28 nN 3 Place a CD-RW/D V D-ROM/ CD-R/CD-ROM in th e left-hand side of the tray with the label side facing outwa rds. U se the hinges to sec ure the disc. 4 Close the t ray b y p ushing it g ently . When the computer is in Stand by or Hibe rn at e mode , you c a nnot in ser t or re m ove a [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 29 nN Us ing th e CD -RW func ti on Your c o mp ut er is equipped with a C D-RW/DVD-ROM drive. To bu rn CDs, you ca n use CD- RW and CD- R discs: The CD- RW (CD-ReWritable) d i sc i s a data memory m edium tha t can be u sed to wr it e , e rase and rew rite a prog ram or othe r data. The CD[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 30 nN Do no t put your VAIO deskto p into a pow er sa v ing mode w hile usi ng Dire ctCD ™ to wri t e dat a, or while us ing E asy CD Cre at or ™ . Using the DVD function To achieve optim um perform ance when playing DVD-ROM s, you should follow these rec ommendat i o ns . Y o u can p l[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 31 nN In sert in g a P C Card To in sert a PC Card, proceed a s fol l ows : 1 Slide the fr ont p anel c over in the d irection of the arrow to o pen it. 2 Insert th e PC Card ge ntly into the PC C ard slot , as shown. The PC Card i s auto matical l y dete cted by your sy stem. The Unpl ug o[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 32 nN Remo ving a PC Card Fo llo w t he s te ps b elo w t o re m ove th e PC C ard wh ile you r c om put er is o n. If it is not re mo ve d p rop erl y, y ou r system m ay not work . I f you wan t to remove a PC Ca rd when your co mputer is of f, skip step s 1 t o 7. To remov e a PC Card, p[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 33 nN If you un plug t he PC C a r d from t he compu ter whe n the po wer is st i ll on, you r syst em mi ght crash an d unsav ed data m ay be lo st. B efo re yo u rem ove the PC Card , cl ick t he PC C ard ico n i n th e ta sk ba r and clo se the ca rd. Clo se any app lic atio ns t ha t ar[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 34 nN Using Me mory St icks ™ Your VA IO des ktop is d esigne d to supp ort Mem ory Stick ™ media. The Memo ry S t i ck ™ is a co mpa ct, por table, and ve rsatile dev i ce esp ecially d esigned f or exchanging and sh aring digital data wit h compatib l e pr o ducts. Becaus e it is re[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 35 nN Inse rting a Memory Stick ™ To insert a Memo ry Stick ™ , proc eed as follows: 1 Slide the fr ont panel in the di rec t ion of the arrow to open it . 2 Once yo u have st ored your da ta from your dig i t al device, insert th e M emor y Sti ck ™ into the M emory St ick ™ med ia[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 36 nN Removing a Me mory Stick ™ To remov e a Mem ory S t i ck ™ , proceed as fo l low s: 1 Double -cli ck the Unplug or Ejec t Har dwa re ico n in the t askb ar . The dialog box Unpl ug or Eject Har d ware appears . 2 Selec t the hardw are you w ant to unp lug. 3 Clic k St op . 4 In th[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 37 nN Us ing po wer sa vin g modes The col or of the power in dicator l i g ht on t he main unit tel l s you whi ch mode the com put er i s in. Usi ng St an dby mo de If you p lan to sto p using yo ur compu ter for a short pe riod of tim e (not ove rnigh t), you can pu t it into Stan dby m [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 38 nN 3 Se lec t Stand by . 4 Clic k OK . The compu ter goes into Stan dby mode , ind icat ed by the um be r l i ght . To retu rn to Norm al mo de, c h oose f rom the foll owing : Press an y key on the keyboard. Press th e St and by butt on again. Press one of the PP K butto ns on t he keyb[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Using your V AIO desktop 39 nN To set the timer for you r comp uter t o auto mati c al l y enter Hi ber na te mode a fter a c ertain amoun t of time, ope n Powe r Opt ions in the C ontrol Panel . To activat e Hibernate mod e ma nua l ly , use one of th ese two m ethods: Us e t h e Wi nd ows ® taskb ar: 1 Sa ve you[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 40 nN Connec ting peripheral d evices You ca n add func tion ality to your comp uter by co nnect ing any of th ese peri pheral s. Conn ecting a n extern al di splay (page 41 ) Conn ecting e xterna l spea kers (pag e 43) Conn ecting a n extern al micro phone (page 44) Conn ecting a Un [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 41 nN C onnect ing an ex t erna l dis play Con necting an exte rnal compu ter disp lay For rea sons of p refe rence, yo u may w ant to us e a differ ent c omputer monito r to t he one su pplied b y Sony . You ca n conne ct a sui table co mpu ter disp lay direc tly to you r V AIO des k[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 42 nN Conn ec ting a proj ect or You ca n conne ct a pro jecto r (su ch as the S ony LCD pro jecto r) dire ctly to your compu ter. To connect a proj ec to r to your VA IO desktop , proc eed as follows: 1 Plug on e end of the VGA c able into the VGA c onnector o n the bac k of your com[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 43 nN Con nectin g exte rnal speake rs You ca n enh ance the so und qua lity of yo ur compu ter by co nne cting ext erna l spe akers. To co nnect exter nal speak ers, proc eed as fo llows: 1 Plug the speaker cabl e i nto th e headp hones con nector on the back of th e main uni t, iden[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 44 nN Conn ecti ng an ex t erna l micro phone Your VA IO desk top does no t conta in an inte rnal m i c ropho ne. If you ne ed to use a soun d inpu t de vice, fo r exampl e to chat on the In ternet, you need to plug in a n extern al microphone . To co nnect an external micropho ne, pr[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 45 nN Conn ecti ng a Un ivers al Ser ial Bus (U SB) f loppy d isk d rive As an op tional ex tra, yo u can purc hase a US B fl oppy disk d rive and conn ect i t to your comp uter. To connect a USB floppy disk drive, pro c ee d as f ollows: 1 There are 3 U S B c onnectors at the back of[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 46 nN Conn ecti ng a pri nt er To co nnect a pr inter using t he USB co nne ctor, proc eed as fo llows: 1 Pl ug a U SB pr inte r c abl e in to one of t he USB conn ect ors o n y our c omp ute r . A US B co nn ect or is id ent ifi ed by t he symb ol. 2 Plug the prin ter powe r cor d i [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 47 nN C onnect ing an i .LI NK ™ dev ice Your com puter inclu des tw o i .LINK ™ (IEEE1394) conn ectors, which you can use to connec t to an i.LINK ™ device su ch as a d i g i tal v i d eo camera r ecorder or to co nnect two VAIO com puter s i n order to co py, dele te or ed it [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 48 nN Conn ec ting a dig ital vide o cam era re co rder To co nnect a digi tal video c amera re corder , procee d as follo ws: 1 Plug on e end of the i .L INK ™ cable into the i.L I NK ™ co nnector of the compu ter and the other end into the DV -O ut conn ector on your di gital vi[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 49 nN Conn ec ting t wo VAIO c omp uter s You c an co nne ct your V AIO d eskto p to an other V AIO co mpu ter usi ng an i .LINK ™ c a ble ( no t s upp li ed) . Wit h Sm art Conn ect* on your VAIO d esktop, you ca n co py, edi t or del ete file s on ano ther VAI O comp ute r that ha[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 50 nN Conn ecti ng to a ne tw ork (L AN) Your comp uter c omes w ith a p reinsta lled Eth ernet interface. This fu nction is e nabled b y d efault. Shou ld you nee d to ena ble the fun ction yo urself to con nect to a netw ork, pr oceed a s follow s: 1 Righ t-clic k on My Co mput er o[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Getting help 51 nN Getting help This se ction des cribes how t o get help an d suppo rt from Son y, as well as t rou bleshoot ing tip s for your co mpu ter. So ny' s suppor t op tion s Sony pro vid es several suppo rt options for your co mput er. Prin ted document ation supp lied with yo ur V AIO desktop The C[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Getting help 52 nN Othe r sources o f information The onl ine help fil es that accom pany y our pre-insta lled softw are contain i nstructio ns on using the softwar e. V AIO-Lin k we bs ite , wh ich you ca n acc ess if you ha ve any pro blem s with you r com puter: http:/ /www .v aio-link .com V A IO-Link Response [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Getting help 53 nN Moistu re cond ensation m ay h ave o ccurred. Wait at le ast an hour be fore turni ng the com puter on. If the messa ge P re ss < F1> to co ntin ue, <F2> t o ente r setup appears at the botto m of th e displ ay , you nee d to i nit iali ze th e BIOS . The mess age 'Press <F1&g[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Getting help 54 nN 2 If this does no t w ork, press <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <D ele te> . The Clo se Pr o gram dialo g box appears . C lick Shut Down. 3 If this does no t w ork, press th e pow er button and hold it for a t l east four sec onds. This turn s off the po wer . 4 Unplu g the c o mputer fro m t[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Getting help 55 nN My c ompute r o r soft ware p rogram is n ot res pondi ng To en d the appl ication th at has sto pped resp ondi ng, proce ed as follo ws: 1 Press <Ctrl>+<Alt><Delete> . 2 In th e Close Pr ogram d i alog b ox, scroll d own un til you loca te the comme nt Not r espo ndin g nex t t[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Getting help 56 nN To search Windo ws ® Help for tro uble shooting inf ormat i o n, p roceed as follow s: 1 Fr om the St art menu, sele ct Help . 2 Clic k T rouble shooti ng . 3 Click th e sub ject on which you w ant th e info rmation, and t hen answ er the questi ons that refer to your probl em. My mo use does no[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Getting help 57 nN My m ous e needs to be set up for left-han d use To set you r mouse up for left- handed us ers, proc eed as follows: 1 Double -cli ck the My Com puter icon on yo ur deskto p. 2 Double -cli ck Contr ol Pa nel , the n the Mo use ico n. The Mouse Pr opert ies dialog box ap p ears. 3 In th e Bu tt on[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Getting help 58 nN To chang e the defaul t view of the ta skbar and the start m enu, proc eed as follow s: 1 Clic k St art , an d sele ct Se tti n g s . 2 Clic k T askba r and Star t Men u . The T askb ar an d S ta rt Me nu Pro per tie s dia l o g b ox ap pears, where you can make the requ ired setting s. I want to[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Getting help 59 nN 2 Righ t-clic k the Compa ct Disc icon . 3 Se lec t th e Eje ct op tion fro m t he pop-up me nu . I canno t play a CD After inser ting the CD , w ai t fo r a fe w seconds for the sy stem to de tec t it befo re you try to ac c es s it. Make sure the la bel of the disc is facin g outwards. If the d[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Getting help 60 nN In t he Devic e Manag er , ch eck that the correc t driver s are instal led prop erly . T o displa y the Dev ice Man age r , cl ick St art , po in t to Set ting s an d cli ck Con t r ol Pa nel . Double-c lick the Sy stem ic on . In th e Sy stem P rope rtie s dia l o g box, cl ick on th e Dev ice [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Getting help 61 nN To chang e the writin g speed fro m th e default to a lower sp eed, pro c eed as follo ws: 1 Double -cli ck the My Com puter icon on the de skto p. 2 Righ t-clic k the Compa ct Disc icon . 3 Se lec t Propert ies . 4 Se lec t th e Sett ings tab. 5 Cha nge th e Cu rrent Wri te Spe ed f ield to 2x. [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Getting help 62 nN To adjust the m i cro phone settin gs, proceed as follo w s : 1 Righ t-clic k the Vo l u m e i co n on t he Wi ndow s ® task bar in the botto m right- hand corn er . 2 Clic k Open V o lume Contr ols . The Vo l u m e C o n t r ol dial og b ox a ppears. 3 In th e Op tions m en u, se lec t Pr opert[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Getting help 63 nN My P C Card is not w orking Make sure the PC card is comp atible with you r ver si on of W i n dows ® . How do I instal l a p r inte r? Always ch eck the printe r man ufacturer ’ s we bsite for the lat est drivers for W i n dows ® Mi llenni um Edi tion bef ore proce eding . Some pr inters do [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Getting help 64 nN My con nected printer d oes not print aft er the compu ter resumes fro m a power sav i n g mode To rese t t he print er conne ction , proce ed as foll ows: 1 Righ t-clic k the My Com p uter ic on on the des ktop, then sel ect Pr operties . 2 Click the Device M anage r tab. 3 Se lec t Refres h , t[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Getting help 65 nN Ab out d igit al v ideo captur es and DV gate When I rec ord images to a digita l v ide o device usi ng DVga te, my s ystem di splays the me ssage 'Reco rding to DV device failed. Ch eck the p o w er and cab le c o n n ec tio ns to the DV devices and try the operat ion again' Cl os e al[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Preca uti on s 66 nN Pr ecau ti on s This se ction des cribes sa fety guide lines an d precau tions to he l p y o u protec t y o ur compu ter fro m p otenti al dama ge. Your VA IO desk top and m emor y modul es use h igh pre cisio n compo nents a nd elec tronic co nne ctors techno l ogy . T o avoid the invalidation[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Preca uti on s 67 nN Discon nect the syste m from its pow er sourc e an d from any te l ec ommuni cation link s, netwo rks, or modems before you o pen the system. Fa ilure t o do so ma y result in persona l injury o r equipme nt dama ge. Electro static Discharg e (ESD) can dam age m emory mod ules and other com pon[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Preca uti on s 68 nN Remo ving a me mory mo dule I f y ou a re not f amil i ar w ith upgra di ng m emo ry on a co mp ute r, we h igh ly r ecom mend tha t y ou conta ct you r dealer. To remove a memor y module, proc eed as foll ows: 1 Shut dow n y our c omputer an d disco nne ct al l pe riphe ral de v ic es. 2 Unplu[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Preca uti on s 69 nN 9 Push dow n one of th e en d leve rs of the modu le socket and gen tly lift the me mory mod ule up before ta kin g i t o ut com p let ely (C) . Be sure to disp o s e of the memory module properly .[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Preca uti on s 70 nN Add ing or chan gin g a memo ry m odule I f y ou a re not f amil i ar w ith upgra di ng m emo ry on a co mp ute r, we h igh ly r ecom mend tha t y ou conta ct you r dealer. To ad d or chang e a memo ry modu le, pro ceed as fol lows : 1 Shut dow n y our c omputer an d disco nne ct al l pe riphe [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Preca uti on s 71 nN T her e i s only one correct w ay to insert the memory module . Mak e sure the rivets of th e mo d ule are lined up with the c onn ec tor . V iew ing th e amou nt of memo ry To vie w th e amou nt of memo ry, pr oc ee d as f oll ow s: 1 T urn o n the comp uter . 2 Click the Star t button , p oin[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Preca uti on s 72 nN Ot her pr eca utio ns On ha ndling the h ard disk The h ard disk has a hi gh stora ge densi ty and read s or write s da ta in a shor t tim e. H owev er, it can be e asi ly dama ged by mechan i cal vibration , shock o r du st. Althou gh the har d disk has the inte rnal safety de v ice to prev en[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Preca uti on s 73 nN The screen beco mes warm during oper ation. This is normal a n d does no t in dicate a malfun c tion . The LCD i s man ufactu red usin g high- precis i o n techno l o gy . Y ou ma y , how ever , see ti ny black po ints and / or brigh t spots (re d, blue, or gree n) that c ontin uously ap pear o[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Preca uti on s 74 nN D i rec t sunlight E x ce ssive du st M oisture or rai n M ec h anical vibration or shock Str ong magnets or sp eakers that are not m agnetically shie lded A n ambient temperat ure of mo re than 35 º C or l ess t han 1 0 º C H igh humi dity . Do not plac e el e ctronic equipme nt near you r c[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Preca uti on s 75 nN On ha ndling disket tes Do no t open the shu tter man ually or touc h the surfac e of the disk ette. Keep di skettes awa y from ma gnets. Keep di skettes awa y from dire c t su nlight an d other sou rces of heat . On ha ndling com pact discs Do no t touc h the s urface of th e d i s c. Do n ot [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Preca uti on s 76 nN On ha ndling the Mem ory Stick ™ Do no t touc h the M emory Stic k ™ conn ector with you r finger or me tal li c objects. Use onl y t he label s upplied wit h the Me mory St i c k ™ as a labe l. Do no t be nd, drop , or appl y he avy shock to the Mem ory Sti ck ™ . Do not d i s assemble[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Specifi cations 77 nN Specific ations Model P CV- LX1 Op er atin g sy ste m Micro soft ® Win dows ® Mill enniu m Edi tion Pro cessor Pen ti um ® III 1GHz Hard di sk dr ive 60 G B Standar d RAM 128 MB Maxi mum RAM 512 MB LCD sc reen 15" L CD XGA (102 4x7 68) T F T MP EG M PE G 2 Dig ital V id e o S up ports [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Specifi cations 78 nN Expansi on capabi lit ies T w o PCI slots Built -in capabi lit ies stereo speakers Special buttons PP K (prog ram mabl e pow er ke ys) Connecti on capabil ities (Rea r) USB ports (3) VG A displa y VAIO LCD dis play Lin e-in i.L IN K ™ (6-pin) port 10BAS E-T/1 00BASE -TX Fast Ethern et LAN co[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e Specifi cations 79 nN ‡ See our special Gu a rantee ex te nsion conditions. S peci fic ati ons ar e subj ect to chan ge w it hout n o tic e. Guarantee ‡ 1 year guarantee (parts a nd labour) Power requi rement 220 – 240V 1.1 A 50-6 0Hz Power manage ment ACP I (Adva nced C onfigur ation & Pow er Inte rface [...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e 80 nN Index A acce ssory 78 air circulatio n 74 application key 21 audio cable 42 B br i ght ne ss con tro l 15 built-in ca pabilit y 78 button ejec t 28 power 17 , 18 , 38 , 39 , 54 PPK 17 , 21 St andby mode 17 , 21 , 37 C cab le audio 42 i.LIN K™ 48 microph one 44 printer 46 speake rs 43 cam er a 47 , 48 Caps L[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e 81 nN Fn key 22 , 24 fr o nt pa ne l cov er 13 function key 21 , 24 G graphic 77 guarantee 4 , 19 , 79 H hard disk drive 77 indicator 13 headphon e conne c tor 14 help 51 Hibernate mode 37 , 38 timer 39 humidity operating 79 storage 79 I i.LIN K ™ 7 , 47 , 49 cab le 47 , 48 , 49 con nect or 13 , 14 , 47 , 48 , 49[...]

Son y V AIO Des ktop User G uid e 82 nN P palm rest 10 PC Card 31 , 32 inserting a 31 removing a 32 slot 13 peripherals 40 power button 13 , 17 , 18 , 38 , 39 , 54 cab le 5 , 10 indicator 13 , 15 , 17 , 18 , 37 , 52 managem ent 37 , 79 power requirement 79 power savi ng m od e s 30 , 31 , 37 , 38 PPK 17 , 21 , 25 precau tions 66 Print Scre en key 2[...]